HAA students take part in Community Speaker Series
By Halpern Akiva Academy students: Avital S., Abigail B., Tahel R. (Calgary) – At Halpern Akiva Academy, Junior High students took part in a community…
Arts
Calgary previews new film documenting the 1946 murder of Shmuel Danziger
by Maxine Fischbein (AJNews) – The May 29 preview of the film “Six Million. And One.” is unlikely to be forgotten by the more than…
JFSE presents a free, family movie day in Edmonton on June 22
By Regan Lipes (AJNews) – There’s nothing like a big warm Jewish family! For many newcomers to Edmonton, whose extended families are far away, creating…
British Jewish Actor Jason Isaacs Shares Why He Wears a Hostage Pin to All Red Carpet Events
by Lior Zaltzman, Kveller In an interview with Vulture’s Andrew Goldman, British actor Jason Isaacs made a beautiful, salient, humane point about why he wears the…
Get Excited for a ‘Spaceballs’ Sequel Starring Mel Brooks and Josh Gad
by Lior Zaltzman (Kveller) – Back in 1987, Mel Brooks gave us a pretty, pretty Jewish and supremely hilarious parody of “Star Wars” called “Spaceballs.”…